单词 | same-sex |
释义 | same-sexadj. 1. That is of the same sex as another individual; involving or comprising members of the same sex. ΚΠ 1905 E. L. Thorndike Measurem. of Twins iii. 43 That the tendency of the method of discovery..to obtain more twins of the same sex than exist among twins as a whole, can make little difference..is evident from the fact that there is only one more same-sex pair..than would be given by the proportion among 6–9 year olds. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female xiv. 284 Their sex, lightly anchored to the model of the same-sex parent. 1993 Utne Reader Jan. 67/1 The inevitable flirtations and sexual tensions add spice to the relationship, an excitement that often can't be found in same-sex friendships. 2012 M. Baker Acad. Careers & Gender Gap iv. 83 Early-career men can more easily find same-sex colleagues to share breaks, discuss their work, [etc.]. 2. spec. Designating romantic or sexual attraction or relationships between people of the same sex; of or relating to such relationships; homosexual; gay or lesbian. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [adjective] > homosexual inverted1870 Uranian1883 homosexual1892 homogenic1894 camp1910 homosex1913 queer1914 homoerotic1915 homosexualist1920 homo1923 faggoty1928 tapette1930 fag1932 gay1934 so1937 same-sex1938 faggy1949 ginger beer1959 that waya1960 that way inclineda1960 ginger1965 minty1965 pink1972 leather1990 1938 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 7 June 1/2 (headline) Science discovers cause for same sex attraction. 1988 E. K. Sedgwick Privilege of Unknowing in Tendencies (1993) 48 The bonds of desire that root the story and that create and register sexuality in it are of same-sex desire. 1993 USA Weekend 24 Apr. 26/1 Four new books take on ‘outing,’ same-sex parenting and gays in the military and the workplace. 2016 Courier (Dundee) 2 Jan. (Perth & Perthshire ed.) 18/1 Nearly 2,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot in Scotland. Compounds C1. As a noun phrase, combining with participles to form adjectives, as same-sex attracted, same-sex desiring, same-sex oriented, etc. ΚΠ 1958 D. J. Pittman & C. W. Gordon Revolving Door v. 100 The shift in personality orientation is not always made to a cross-sex basis in all three areas of intimacy, genitality and security, though it is only when the genital patterning remains same-sex oriented that tremendous conflicts are raised with societal standards and norms. 1986 B. Dijkstra Idols of Perversity v. 157 Talmey sketched the following portrait..which was prototypical of the characteristic twentieth-century stereotype of same-sex-directed women. 1997 NOVEL: Forum on Fiction 30 274 Each..centers on..others' use of Wilde's mannerisms and lifestyle in a newly pervasive stereotyping of same-sex-desiring men. 2007 Queer Tharunka 53 18/2 You're gay because you are same-sex attracted, but how do we define a man or a woman? C2. same-sex marriage n. a (long-term) domestic partnership between two people of the same sex; (in later use) esp. a formal union between same-sex partners, as legally recognized in some jurisdictions or societies; (also) the action of entering into such a relationship; the practice or condition of homosexual marriage.Cf. gay marriage n. at gay adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2b, homosexual marriage n. at homosexual adj. and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1970 Irish Times 12 Aug. 10/3 Same sex marriages... The United States representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, said on Monday that laws banning marriages between persons of the same sex were unconstitutional. 1992 W. R. Dynes & S. Donaldson Asian Homosexuality Introd. p. xiii A form of same-sex marriage developed in Fujian province at this time [sc. during the Ming dynasty]. 2003 Times 1 Oct. 12/1 (headline) Catholics oppose same-sex ‘marriage’. 2014 Nation's Health (Washington, D.C.) July 14/3 People in same-sex marriages are now eligible for spousal protections and benefits such as Medicare, Social Security and retirement benefits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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